Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

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Recreational development
Suitability: Poorly suited
Limitations: Depth to bedrock, content of gravel, slow water movement, and slope
Land capability classification: 7E
Interpretive Group
TrC—Townley-Urban land complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes
Setting
Landform: Low hills and ridges in urban areas
Landform position: Summits and backslopes
Flooding: None
Slope: Gently sloping or strongly sloping
Townley soils—about 60 percent
Urban soils—about 40 percent
Townley
Surface layer:
0 to 5 inches—yellowish brown silt loam
Composition
Typical Profile
Subsoil:
5 to 16 inches—strong brown silty clay that has brownish yellow mottles
16 to 27 inches—strong brown channery silty clay loam that has red and brownish
yellow mottles
Underlying material:
27 to 60 inches—multicolored, rippable shale bedrock bedded at angles up to 35
degrees
Urban land
Urban land consists of areas that have been altered by cutting, filling, and shaping.
Schools, parking lots, streets, commercial buildings, residential dwellings, or other
structures are located in these areas.
Soil Properties and Qualities
Drainage class: Townley—well drained
Seasonal high water table: Townley—more than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Townley—slow
Available water capacity: Townley—low
Root zone: Townley—moderately deep
Minor Components
Albertville, Cunningham, and Montevallo soils, which are in similar landform
positions
Conasauga and Docena soils, which are in the slightly lower landform positions
Soils that formed in alluvial sediments along drainageways
Use and Management
Land use: Townley—lawns, gardens, and idle areas; Urban land—buildings, streets,
parking lots, sidewalks, and other structures